Sunday, July 25, 2010

A Trip to the Dog Park

We took the doggies to the dog park this morning. Was beautiful at the dog park. It's finally stopped raining and the humidity is down to a tolerable level. Denali is a little apprehensive of the doggies who want to sniff her but warms up pretty quickly. She loves the people and of course, since she's a puppy, she's loved by all of the people.

I'm very appreciative of seemingly everyone who has an open mind about her "shaved face". So far, I've not heard one negative comment about it. We were a little concerned that people would be less than open to it. But it's not contagious and it's being treated and has been treated for at least a week.

Other than her outward appearance, she is a normal puppy. She runs, she plays, she (blessedly) sleeps. She is quite the jumper, launching herself off of furniture, retaining walls at the other dogs and onto furniture on top of people. Crazy little "nekkid fing" (naked thing).

Oh, and did I mention? She's housetrained. A super big thank you to her previous foster mom and dad in Missouri. She also does pretty good on a leash.

On with the show...

Just me and my shadow...

Playing with my new friends, Basil (a Portie) and Oscar (a black Lab)

Top of my head is lookin' better.

Are you talkin' to me?

I'm ready for my close up, Mom.

Hmm, what are those big doggies doin'?

Oh, Me?

I love you.

Come on Mom, put the camera down and let's do one more lap.

See that guy over there? With the big beagle? He's got the BEST TREATS. (**Note from Mom - Please don't ever bring treats to the dog park unless you enjoy dog fights.)

About Me

From the time she was a little girl, Michelle Grade loved dogs; sometimes more than people. Dog people will understand. At one point in her educational career, she wanted to be a veterinarian but discovered she didn't want to sit still that long.
She became a wife, a mother, an employee at a job she thought wasn't half bad, she was a Sunday School teacher but something was still missing in her life. Enter, fostering stray dogs. Her house is always a wreck and there are always piles of clean and dirty laundry to manage but fostering filled that hole. These days it seems strange if the only dogs are the two resident dogs at The Lodge.
Through fostering she's made the most amazing friends, not only the wonderful people that adopt our fosters but also the other volunteers that work to bring them safely to their furever homes.
Thank you for thinking rescue. Thank you for reading.